KiNK43 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 What a beauty! Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6N2 GTI 00 Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Yeah my biggest downfall comes in the form of exhausts and intakes then complaining about the noise, I have an idea but will need to do some research on it before I go buying stuff, when I went to test the car I'll be fetching this weekend the pee-shooter exhaust just looked so sh1t Yeah same here seems a good idea at the time until you hit a motorway and you just think to yourself "what have I done!"Don't want to make the same mistake again this time round although it's all fun at the end of the day, 1 loud honda is enough for me What a beauty! Very nice Thanks very much appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Yeah same here seems a good idea at the time until you hit a motorway and you just think to yourself "what have I done!"Don't want to make the same mistake again this time round although it's all fun at the end of the day, 1 loud honda is enough for me Thanks very much appreciate itYeah if I could afford two cars that's how I'd be, one hardcore-ish and the daily subtle but still cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thanks mate, much appreciated I think a good shock & spring setup would work well but I would have to invest in some bilsteins to get the most from it. Coilovers would be nice but I have to be careful with the ride height because the 3" exhaust & PLM header sit very low, I haven't got much road clearance so I would have to be super careful with the ride height. I think subtly is the key when it comes to modifying As Krzys said mine isn't silly low but it is quite low (about 75mm at the front, 65mm at the rear) but if you have a look at Dave's (Boss Dave), his is on meister's too and only lowered by around an inch all round. Ok, all fitted, and tested! Honestly wasn't sure how she would be with the coilovers on. Expected them to be maybe too stiff and uncomfortable............................but wholly crap!!! They have 32 settings for ride (1 to 32, 32 being the stiffest) and we have so far set the fronts on 20 and the rears on 18. The ride is totally unexpected!!! Comfy as hell, even on bumpy roads! I'd even go as far to say they are possibly the same comfort (or possibly more) than the stock mb6 suspension!But handling??? I'm absolutely amazed, could swear she is on rails! And not really played much with the set up yet, but she is so planted in corners she had me and Rob giggling like a couple of school kids on the test drive! Just sooooo much fun to drive! Gone is the understeer, and at worst all you get if you really try and push it is slight oversteer! It really is fun to drive now, and wish I'd gone for them earlier!We've droped her around an inch on the front, not quite as much at the rear, but she may well be going a wee bit lower yet.Can't recomend Meister R enough, amazing bit of kit, and top quality too!Got a wee pic, but will post more when I got time IMAG0535.jpg http://civic5.com/forum/index.php?/topic/523-re-daves-mb6-vti-build-up-aka-ruby-update-15813/page-7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 As Krzys said mine isn't silly low but it is quite low (about 75mm at the front, 65mm at the rear) but if you have a look at Dave's (Boss Dave), his is on meister's too and only lowered by around an inch all round.http://civic5.com/forum/index.php?/topic/523-re-daves-mb6-vti-build-up-aka-ruby-update-15813/page-7I reckon I'd copy Dave's setup initially and adjust as I feel appropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEMB2 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Nice ep Ben but I did see it in the flesh lol how's it going nice figures some good work gone in to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6N2 GTI 00 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 As Krzys said mine isn't silly low but it is quite low (about 75mm at the front, 65mm at the rear) but if you have a look at Dave's (Boss Dave), his is on meister's too and only lowered by around an inch all round. http://civic5.com/forum/index.php?/topic/523-re-daves-mb6-vti-build-up-aka-ruby-update-15813/page-7 Thanks for the info Dave, much appreciated yours sits lovely with that set-upI can afford to go a little lower at the back but the front is already a problem with it just being 20mm lower than stock, that's due to having a 3" exhaust and low hanging exhaust header. Catches already on speed bumps etc so I can afford to go another 15-20mm on the rear but no lower on the front. I guess that's the beauty of coilovers though, gives you the option to fiddle with the ride height until you are satisfied with how it looks and drives. I reckon I'd copy Dave's setup initially and adjust as I feel appropriate It's a very good setup that but i'm very limited with how low I can go at the front Nice ep Ben but I did see it in the flesh lol how's it going nice figures some good work gone in to Cheers Dave got to see your MB2 K26 beast in the flesh too (or metal) did you get that fueling issue sorted? I noticed on the TDI page you were there yesterday 225lbs ft of torque is unreal for a NA honda motor Happy with mine but there are still a few tweaks to be made, tempted to swap out the RBC for an RRC with a 70mm throttle body next year, re-design the intake so there are no steps. Needs to be a good smooth flow to ensure it makes power at the top end. Also a set of Toda valve springs and a ported head with S2000 oil pump get it revving beyond 9K! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6N2 GTI 00 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Reference the RRC intake manifold there is a place in the states called Endyn performance who specialise in manifold (intake) porting, here is a few pics of an RRC intake they worked on recently. This would be great with a ported K20 head You would have to be careful with this though, you could easily blow the welds on the intake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 It's a very good setup that but i'm very limited with how low I can go at the front Yeah you don't need to go lower, but the extra adjustability would be pretty good, you can have it a bit softer for on the road and then stiffen it up a bit on a track day etc. I won't be buying the coilovers to go low, just drop it so it's not high as a kite and set up for decent handling but compliant on the bumpy bits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6N2 GTI 00 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Yeah the height adjustability is what tempts me to go down that route but the discomfort and creaks/knocks are annoying at times, on the plus side the EP3/FN2 type r's are very harsh on the standard setup so switching to coilovers wouldn't be too drastic. The next thing I need is a set of decent 4 pot brake calipers because mine is still on the standard brake setup just with DS2500 pads.DC5 Brembo conversion would be nice or a set of Buddyclubs/Stoptechs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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